Re: [Fwd: Proposed editorial changes based on Aaron Leventhal review]

The minimum requirement for refresh is that the user be able to configure 
the refreshing.  They should have at least the option of the automatic 
refresh or a manual refresh through prompting.  What content changed (if 
any or all) after the refresh was never part of the checkpoint.  The 
original intent was to give users the ability to read the content without 
the content automatically changing, if that helps them access the content.

A user agent that provides additional features to help the user find 
changes after refresh may be very useful to some people and should be 
included as a technique to do more than the minimum requirement.

Jon


At 11:29 AM 3/8/2001 -0500, Ian Jacobs wrote:
>Jon,
>
>Your input encouraged on this one.
>
>  - Ian
>
>Ian Jacobs wrote:
> >
> > Summarizing:
> >
> >  - The proposal was "don't do the refresh"
> >  - Charles says that's too restrictive, since the UA might
> >    do the refresh and provide the user with a useful diff
> >    on demand.
> >
> > I still support the proposed change for the following reason:
> >
> >  a) The user need is stability.
> >  b) The minimal requirement is "don't make the change unless
> >     the user says it's ok"
> >  c) Charles' proposal goes beyond the minimal requirement that
> >     I believe the checkpoint was meant to accomplish.
> >
> > (It would seem that the proposed change is not editorial.)
> >
> > I propose therefore that the minimal requirement is
> > "don't do the change unless the user says ok" and that the
> > checkpoint be changed to reflect that.
> >
> > The user agent can do more (e.g., provide useful diffs on demand),
> > but I don't believe that's ever been the intention of the
> > checkpoint.
> >
> >  - Ian
>
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